1977 Toronto Argonauts (CFL) |
3rd place • Eastern Conference • 6-10-0 .375 |
Head Coach: Leo Cahill |
Chuck Dickerson | Assistant Coach |
Lamar Leachman | Assistant Coach |
George Mira | Assistant Coach |
Jim Rountree | Assistant Coach |
SCORES | |||||||||
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Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
Tue | 6/14/1977 | A | Ottawa Rough Riders | 7-7 | T | Ottawa, ON | Lansdowne Park | 16877 | |
Wed | 6/22/1977 | A | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 12-21 | L | Hamilton, ON | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 20061 | |
Wed | 6/29/1977 | H | Montreal Alouettes | 6-20 | L | Toronto, ON | Exhibition Stadium | 39103 | |
Wed | 7/7/1977 | H | Ottawa Rough Riders | 28-6 | W | Toronto, ON | Exhibition Stadium | 39804 | |
Tue | 7/12/1977 | A | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 20-21 | L | Hamilton, ON | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 27502 | |
Wed | 7/20/1977 | H | Montreal Alouettes | 10-16 | L | Toronto, ON | Exhibition Stadium | 47320 | |
Wed | 7/27/1977 | H | Ottawa Rough Riders | 17-1 | W | Toronto, ON | Exhibition Stadium | 45540 | |
Wed | 8/3/1977 | A | Ottawa Rough Riders | 11-41 | L | Ottawa, ON | Lansdowne Park | 27643 | |
Wed | 8/10/1977 | H | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 22-1 | W | Toronto, ON | Exhibition Stadium | 48120 | |
Wed | 8/17/1977 | H | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 26-27 | L | Toronto, ON | Exhibition Stadium | 49714 | |
Tue | 8/23/1977 | A | British Columbia Lions | 0-30 | L | Vancouver, BC | Empire Stadium | 24873 | |
Tue | 9/6/1977 | A | Montreal Alouettes | 20-14 | W | Montreal, QC | Olympic Stadium | 69093 | |
Sat | 9/10/1977 | H | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 12-25 | L | Toronto, ON | Exhibition Stadium | 47498 | |
Sun | 9/18/1977 | H | Montreal Alouettes | 19-13 | W | Toronto, ON | Exhibition Stadium | 47138 | |
Sun | 10/2/1977 | A | Montreal Alouettes | 18-6 | W | Montreal, QC | Olympic Stadium | 62832 | |
Mon | 10/10/1977 | A | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 43-2 | W | Hamilton, ON | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 34390 | |
Sun | 10/16/1977 | H | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 10-29 | L | Toronto, ON | Exhibition Stadium | 49242 | |
Sun | 10/23/1977 | A | Edmonton Eskimos | 12-16 | L | Edmonton, AB | Joseph A. Clarke Memorial Stadium | 25388 | |
Sun | 10/30/1977 | A | Ottawa Rough Riders | 4-14 | L | Ottawa, ON | Lansdowne Park | 31365 | |
Sat | 11/5/1977 | H | Calgary Stampeders | 7-10 | L | Toronto, ON | Exhibition Stadium | 40747 | |
Eastern Semi-Final | |||||||||
Sun | 11/13/1977 | A | Ottawa Rough Riders | 16-21 | L | Ottawa, ON | Lansdowne Park | 24875 |
Schedule Notes | ||
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7/7/1977 | Ottawa Rough Riders | Postponed from 7/6 |
ROSTER | ||||||||
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Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
Wayne Allison | DB | 5-11 | 185 | 28 | Waterloo; Wilfrid Laurier | 5 | ||
Zenon Andrusyshyn | 19 | K-P | 6-2 | 210 | 29 | UCLA | 16 | 0 |
Nick Bastaja | 65 | OT | 6-2 | 255 | 24 | Simon Fraser | 13 | |
Paul Bennett | 20 | DB | 5-10 | 195 | 23 | Wilfrid Laurier | 16 | |
Mark Bragagnolo | 24 | RB | 6-1 | 215 | 22 | Toronto | 18 | |
Larry Brame | 44 | LB | 6-1 | 215 | 29 | Western Kentucky | 6 | |
Ecomet Burley | 62 | DT | 5-10 | 240 | 23 | Texas Tech | 16 | |
Gene Clark | 50 | OG-OT | 6-3 | 250 | 26 | UCLA | 13 | |
Lewis Cook | DB | 5-11 | 180 | 31 | Arizona Western JC; Idaho State | 2 | ||
Jim Corrigall | 79 | DE | 6-3 | 235 | 31 | Kent State | 15 | |
Chuck Ealey | 18 | QB | 6-0 | 195 | 27 | Toledo | 16 | |
Mike Eben | 9 | WR | 6-1 | 185 | 31 | Toronto | 4 | |
Ron Foxx | LB | 6-3 | 220 | 26 | Alabama A&M | 8 | ||
Stew Francis | 58 | C | 6-1 | 231 | 28 | Simon Fraser | 10 | |
Dennis Franklin | QB-WR | 6-1 | 185 | 24 | Michigan | 7 | ||
Peter Gabriel | FL | 6-1 | 187 | 23 | McMaster | 3 | ||
Eric Harris | 16 | DB | 6-3 | 202 | 22 | Memphis | 16 | |
Wally Highsmith | OT-OG | 6-4 | 238 | 34 | Florida A&M | 5 | ||
Tony Hill | RB | 6-2 | 229 | 27 | Stetson | 8 | ||
Richard Holmes | RB | 5-10 | 222 | 25 | Winston-Salem State; Chowan JC; Edinboro | 3 | ||
Andre Johnson | DB | 5-10 | 180 | 25 | Fisk | 2 | ||
Kelvin Kirk | 14 | WR | 5-10 | 181 | 23 | Dayton | 16 | |
Gordie Knowlton | 17 | LB-SB | 5-11 | 214 | 28 | Jacksonville State | 14 | |
Rich Lewis | 35 | LB | 6-2 | 223 | 27 | Portland State | 1 | |
Granville Liggins | 51 | DT-OG | 6-0 | 225 | 31 | Oklahoma | 7 | |
Rudy Linterman | SB | 5-11 | 205 | 30 | Idaho | 10 | ||
Mike Logan | DB | 6-2 | 198 | 27 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | ||
Clint Longley | 12 | QB | 6-1 | 193 | 25 | Abilene Christian | 6 | |
Neil Lumsden | 32 | RB | 6-1 | 225 | 25 | Ottawa | 16 | |
Doug MacIver | 42 | DT-DE | 6-3 | 245 | 24 | Manitoba | 16 | |
Alan MacLean | 52 | C-OG | 6-2 | 245 | 22 | Bishop's | 15 | |
Jim Marshall | 15 | DB | 6-0 | 187 | 25 | Jackson State | 13 | |
Donnie McGraw | RB | 5-10 | 176 | 24 | Trinity Valley CC; Houston | 6 | ||
Bryan McLaughlin | C | 6-2 | 245 | 23 | Simon Fraser | 1 | ||
Leon McQuay | 23 | HB | 5-9 | 195 | 27 | Tampa | 7 | |
George Mira | QB | 5-11 | 190 | 35 | Miami (Florida) | 6 | ||
Tony Moro | TE | 5-11 | 218 | 30 | Dayton | 7 | ||
Alex Morris | DB | 6-0 | 186 | 25 | Queen's | 2 | ||
Peter Muller | 72 | TE | 6-4 | 230 | 26 | Western Illinois | 15 | |
Ray Nettles | 57 | LB | 6-2 | 220 | 28 | Tennessee | 16 | |
Joel Parrish | 54 | OG | 6-3 | 256 | 22 | Georgia | 16 | |
Matthew Reed | QB | 6-4 | 225 | 26 | Grambling State | 2 | ||
Lorne Richardson | 27 | DB | 6-0 | 188 | 27 | Colorado | 16 | |
Rudy Sims | DT | 6-0 | 255 | 29 | Florida A&M | 3 | ||
Bruce Smith | DE-DT | 6-1 | 235 | 28 | Colorado | 3 | ||
Kerry Smith | WR | 5-10 | 168 | 23 | none | 2 | ||
Ward Smith | 6 | DB | 5-10 | 186 | 30 | Colorado State; Walla Walla CC | 10 | |
Wayne Smith | 77 | DE | 6-4 | 230 | 27 | none | 16 | |
Peter Sorenson | 68 | OT | 6-5 | 243 | 26 | Bishop's | 13 | |
Rick Sowieta | 73 | LB-TE | 6-3 | 215 | 23 | Richmond | 16 | |
David Thomas | DB | 5-10 | 175 | 26 | Texas Southern | 2 | ||
Ike Thomas | 26 | DB | 6-2 | 193 | 30 | Bishop | 11 | |
Cornelius Walker | DE | 6-2 | 250 | 24 | Rice | 4 | ||
Slade Willis | 21 | SB | 6-1 | 180 | 27 | Drake | 6 | |
Mike Wilson | 66 | OT | 6-5 | 280 | 22 | Georgia | 16 |
DRAFT LIST - TERRITORIAL | ||
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Player | Pos | College |
Paul Bennett | DB | Wilfrid Laurier |
Mark Bragagnolo | RB | Toronto |
DRAFT LIST - OPEN | ||||
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Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
1 | 2 | Rick Sowieta | LB | Richmond |
2 | 11 | Cliff Pelham | DB | Dalhousie |
3 | 20 | Alan MacLean | G | Bishop's |
4 | 29 | Brian Anderson | C | Guelph |
5 | 38 | David Bossey | LB | Notre Dame |
6 | 47 | Hugh Fraser | WR | Ottawa |
7 | 56 | Greg Mosher | DB | Dalhousie |
8 | 65 | Tom Arnott | DT | Guelph |
9 | 74 | Sam Sinopoli | WR | Toronto |
10 | 83 | John Vernon | LB | Toronto |
SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 57 | 65 | 77 | 52 | 251 |
Opponents Totals | 66 | 81 | 50 | 69 | 266 |
TEAM STATS | TOP | First Downs | Rush | Pass | Pen | 2nd Down Efficiency | 3rd Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 269 | 145 | 102 | 22 | 198 | 1529 | |||
Opponents Totals | 279 | 91 | 142 | 46 | 183 | 1637 |
SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | X2 | X2A | FG | FGA | PCT | S | SAF | PTS | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Zenon Andrusyshyn | 0 | 22 | 22 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | - | 23 | 37 | 62.2 | 15 | 0 | 106 |
Chuck Ealey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | ||
Neil Lumsden | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | ||
Kelvin Kirk | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
Donnie McGraw | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Richard Holmes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Gordie Knowlton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Rich Lewis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Ike Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Mark Bragagnolo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Eric Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Rudy Linterman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Leon McQuay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Slade Willis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Mike Eben | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
(Team) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
Team Totals | 23 | 22 | 22 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 37 | 62.2 | 16 | 2 | 251 | |
Opponents Totals | 24 | 23 | 1 | 29 | 49 | 59.2 | 10 | 0 | 266 |
RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Neil Lumsden | 145 | 677 | 4.7 | 33 | 3 |
Chuck Ealey | 99 | 663 | 6.7 | 30 | 4 |
Donnie McGraw | 89 | 360 | 4.0 | 25 | 1 |
Leon McQuay | 76 | 307 | 4.0 | 16 | 0 |
Mark Bragagnolo | 52 | 261 | 5.0 | 23 | 0 |
Richard Holmes | 31 | 151 | 4.9 | 28 | 1 |
Dennis Franklin | 7 | 47 | 6.7 | 17 | 0 |
Matthew Reed | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 18 | 0 |
Rudy Linterman | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 10 | 0 |
George Mira | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
Clint Longley | 7 | 8 | 1.1 | 5 | 0 |
Team Totals | 515 | 2552 | 5.0 | 9 | |
Opponents Totals | 429 | 1747 | 4.1 |
PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chuck Ealey | 240 | 135 | 56.3 | 94 | 1653 | 6.9 | 12.2 | 62 | 8 | 3.3 | 11 | 4.6 | 69.7 | |||
Clint Longley | 56 | 30 | 53.6 | 20 | 373 | 6.7 | 12.4 | 45 | 2 | 3.6 | 6 | 10.7 | 46.8 | |||
George Mira | 13 | 4 | 30.8 | 8 | 48 | 3.7 | 12.0 | 24 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7.7 | 11.1 | |||
Matthew Reed | 18 | 4 | 22.2 | 12 | 48 | 2.7 | 12.0 | 20 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 11.1 | 0.0 | |||
Dennis Franklin | 8 | 2 | 25.0 | 4 | 34 | 4.3 | 17.0 | 22 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 25.0 | 5.2 | |||
Neil Lumsden | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 10 | 5.0 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 64.6 | |||
Wayne Allison | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | |||||
Zenon Andrusyshyn | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | -4 | -2.0 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 56.3 | |||
Team Totals | 340 | 177 | 52.1 | 141 | 2162 | 6.4 | 12.2 | 10 | 2.9 | 22 | 6.5 | 54.8 | ||||
Opponents Totals | 440 | 242 | 55.0 | 175 | 2963 | 6.7 | 12.2 | 23 | 5.2 |
RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peter Muller | 43 | 475 | 11.0 | 35 | 0 |
Kelvin Kirk | 32 | 577 | 18.0 | 62 | 3 |
Neil Lumsden | 20 | 144 | 7.2 | 24 | 1 |
Donnie McGraw | 11 | 109 | 9.9 | 57 | 1 |
Tony Hill | 8 | 105 | 13.1 | 24 | 0 |
Dennis Franklin | 8 | 78 | 9.8 | 18 | 0 |
Richard Holmes | 8 | 46 | 5.8 | 13 | 0 |
Tony Moro | 4 | 61 | 15.3 | 20 | 0 |
Gordie Knowlton | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 22 | 0 |
Wayne Allison | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
Alex Morris | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
Leon McQuay | 13 | 139 | 10.7 | 35 | 1 |
Rudy Linterman | 8 | 99 | 12.4 | 18 | 1 |
Slade Willis | 7 | 98 | 14.0 | 29 | 1 |
Mark Bragagnolo | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 21 | 1 |
Peter Gabriel | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 21 | 0 |
Mike Wilson | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
Mike Eben | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 20 | 1 |
Team Totals | 177 | 2162 | 12.2 | 10 | |
Opponents Totals | 242 | 2963 | 12.2 |
INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eric Harris | 7 | 166 | 23.7 | 115 | 1 |
Paul Bennett | 4 | 82 | 20.5 | 37 | 0 |
Jim Marshall | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 37 | 0 |
Ike Thomas | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 28 | 1 |
David Thomas | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 27 | 0 |
Gordie Knowlton | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 20 | 0 |
Ward Smith | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
Larry Brame | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Lorne Richardson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Team Totals | 23 | 398 | 17.3 | 2 | |
Opponents Totals | 22 | 488 | 22.2 |
PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | S |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Zenon Andrusyshyn | 128 | 5788 | 45.2 | 108 | 3 | |
Neil Lumsden | 8 | 465 | 58.1 | 86 | 1 | |
Team Totals | 136 | 6253 | 46.0 | |||
Opponents Totals | 162 | 7220 | 44.6 |
PUNT RETURNS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Paul Bennett | 75 | 965 | 12.9 | 59 | 0 |
Kelvin Kirk | 30 | 213 | 7.1 | 36 | 0 |
Rudy Linterman | 12 | 77 | 6.4 | 14 | 0 |
Ward Smith | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 7 | 0 |
Jim Marshall | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Team Totals | 121 | 1260 | 10.4 | 0 | |
Opponents Totals | 110 | 1287 | 11.7 |
KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | S |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Zenon Andrusyshyn | 43 | 2360 | 54.9 | 85 | 2 |
Team Totals | 43 | 2360 | 54.9 | ||
Opponents Totals |
KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Paul Bennett | 14 | 375 | 26.8 | 49 | 0 |
Kelvin Kirk | 12 | 265 | 22.1 | 34 | 0 |
Leon McQuay | 5 | 114 | 22.8 | 33 | 0 |
Richard Holmes | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 31 | 0 |
Mark Bragagnolo | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 |
Neil Lumsden | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 17 | 0 |
Ron Foxx | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 15 | 0 |
Donnie McGraw | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
Gordie Knowlton | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
Ward Smith | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 |
Eric Harris | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Peter Muller | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Team Totals | 47 | 926 | 19.7 | 0 | |
Opponents Totals | 40 | 805 | 20.1 |
FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Zenon Andrusyshyn | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nick Bastaja | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Paul Bennett | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mark Bragagnolo | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Ecomet Burley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Jim Corrigall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
Chuck Ealey | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Eben | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Ron Foxx | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Stew Francis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dennis Franklin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Eric Harris | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
Richard Holmes | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kelvin Kirk | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Gordie Knowlton | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 1 |
Rich Lewis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Clint Longley | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Neil Lumsden | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Donnie McGraw | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Leon McQuay | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
George Mira | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ray Nettles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Joel Parrish | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Matthew Reed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lorne Richardson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 |
Ward Smith | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Wayne Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 0 |
Rick Sowieta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Slade Willis | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Wilson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Team Totals | 46 | 31 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 63 | 2 |
Opponents Totals | 16 | 31 | 31 |
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